Netsuzou TRap
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I first read this a few months ago and had a positive experience with it. Now that it's over, I'm revisiting it. Netsuzou Trap, in my opinion, does not deserve the near-universal hate it seems to get, but I will say that it is most definitely not for everyone and has a lotttt of stuff that may break the reader's engagement, so in this review I hope to not only talk about why I love the series, but point out to the cautious reader exactly where the series may go wrong for them, instead of leaving them to rely on more polarized advice ... one way or the other.

First off, NTR reads exactly how it's intended: like a soap opera with lots of yuriyuri tied into it. It is a ride of emotions first and foremost. If this isn't your thing or if you don't like drama, you're not gonna like it. Also, if you don't like cheating, also obviously stay away from this. Myself, I don't have any issue with either of these things and the yuri element is exactly what I needed to get invested in a story like this (hetero is of no interest to me, ehe). Moreover, it very overtly warns you that this is NTR genre/cheating, so really, if you don't like it, you've got ample chance to just stay away from it. The series depicts thickheaded Yuma trying to navigate her feelings as she is seduced by her friend Hotaru, going against both of their relationships - however, even though it's saturated with drama, it avoids the all-too-common pitfall of becoming completely mindless. The substance is very much there if you know where to look. In Yuma's case, her storyline is nothing out of the ordinary, however even though Hotaru, the aggressive partner doesn't get much direct focus, it's shown implicitly why she acts the way she does, and she is actually a really deep character. I didn't fully understand her beahvior until my second read and the more I understood it, the worse I felt for her.

The drama, the main focus of the series, is amazing. Despite the fact that her story in and of itself is nothing special, NTR shows Yuma's actual struggle to navigate her feelings clearly, and I wound up finding myself really invested in it-- throughout the story, I felt all her lows and highs, her confusion, her disgust at herself when things weren't going so well, and I'd cheer when things went right. In terms of sucking me in and making me live and breathe all the ~drama~ as I continued on, NTR was a complete success. The drama does not hesitate to stray into darker territory: NTR makes absolutely no effort to hide that Hotaru is suffering domestic abuse at the hands of her bf, for instance, and that is only the first example out of many. And of course the whole premise of the series is about cheating. I like the fact that this series, which mostly functions as a yuri, is adventurous enough to go into all of this stuff.

The series, in my opinion at least, does an excellent job at showing the two's raw lust and desire for each other. It does not hold back with the lewd moments. And honestly, it's one of the most wonderful and unique things I've seen. These moments are not out of place or forced upon the story, as you might expect with this sort of stuff. The way it's done here, NTR instead shows that a girl can, in fact, enjoy seducing, or being seduced by, another person who happens to be a girl without attempting to place their love on a pedestal or jump through a billion hoops to justify the fact it's between two girls - the only reason the two need is that it feels good. A lot of people call it "pandering", and for a lot of readers, the high dose of lewd may be a turn-off (which I can't blame them for) but I personally don't feel that assessment is fair. The fact that there's a lot of people out there who will be into this entirely for all the girl-on-girl action, in my opinion, does not and should not take away from the premises of the story or the style in which it is told (which is actually fairly usual for Kodama).

There is one thing that the series didn't do quite so well, however, and that's the ending, which I think is rushed. I can't really get into this without spoiling anything, but after the sequence of events leading to the ending, there was so much potential for the story and the characters (particularly Hotaru) to develop further. While it does explain a lot of the stuff that wasn't made explicit throughout the series, which was a concern I had at the time of my original read, it all ended so abruptly, and I'm left feeling a little bit left out in the cold. Had Kodama actually continued on with this series and taken it along the path implied by the ending, it would have had so much potential, and it might have claimed even a 10 rating (an ultra-rare drop) from me. But it wasn't to be, I guess, so I'm instead left with a still-good-enough story that remains squarely focused on all of the drama that led up to that path.

Since I don't have any better place to put this, I will also say that the art style generally has a cute feel to it, particularly the way the characters are drawn. That is a + in my book.

Final verdict -- I think a lot of people who stumble into NTR largely end up falling into one of a few groups and hating it as a result: people who are used to cute/innocent romance who hate the premise of cheating or otherwise get pissed off at the drama, people who like a greater focus on substance and don't appreciate Kodama's drama-focused approach, and people who see all the lewd moments the series throws at them and can't help but feel like it's just nothing more than an ecchi/fanservice series.

If any one of these applies to you, then I'll say it straight-up: you will not enjoy this series. If not, though, you'll find what in my opinion is a fine experience, loaded with lots of Kodama's signature soap opera-esque style of ~drama~. Sure, it's not perfect, but that's not the point: the point is to let yourself get absorbed into and thrown around by all of the drama and emotions going on. And indeed, NTR accomplished this very successfully, at least for me. If you're up for it, then give it a shot.

Let's be straight: this series has "NTR" in the title. How much more straightforward can one get? NTR is the animanga community's most controversial genre for a reason. If you hate NTR, the only thing that might make this worth a chance for you is the fact that the "alternate partner" is a girl: our thickheaded protagonist Yuma is seduced by her childhood best friend and neighbor Hotaru. The catch is that they both have boyfriends. I stumbled upon this and decided to read it exclusively because I was interested in how an NTR series would play out when the partner in adultery is of ... the same sex as the silly degenerate.

Well, unfortunately, Netsuzou Trap has yet to explore the elements unique to such a relationship. Honestly, Hotaru could have been a male instead and the plot development wouldn't have changed much. The only part of the same-sex aspect of Yuma and Hotaru's illicit relationship this series has so far taken advantage of is using the gender excuse for Yuma to be either ignorant, delusional, or both; Yuma convinces herself Hotaru's actions are within the realm of comfort because they're both girls, insisting that Hotaru is being "weird" but there's nothing explicitly corrupt about their relationship. Aside from that, nothing. This could be due to the age of the characters; this is, after all, a high school series, and it is a common attitude within Japanese culture that females having a same-sex attraction is simply a "phase," they'll grow out of it, and it's nothing to think much about.

Netsuzou Trap does narrowly avoid the most glaring pitfall one would associate with a series that has such a premise in that it has thus far steered away from the otaku pandering route. While it could have easily settled into being a basic yuri series with the sole purpose of seeing girls making out, throwing the NTR element in just to make it feel "fresh" (and strangely appease the minority of people who have this fetish), and consequently lacking anything in the form of substance, it has instead played out more like a "daytime soap opera" (as the mangaka herself compares it to) with an emphasis on drama and character relations. That said, there's still plenty dashes of ecchi to satisfy the perverted crowd, while Yuma and Hotaru get "intimate" enough to please the traditional yuri lovers who might check out this series for that reason alone. Okay, maybe this is simple otaku pandering after all, but at the very least it does a fine job of portraying itself as something respectable.

The characters are rudimentary thus far and essentially fill out the mandatory roles for the story. Yuma is a dunce, and Yuma's boyfriend is innocent, gentle, and being played for a fool by Hotaru, who is manipulative, detached, and has a boyfriend as suspicious as she is. Nonetheless, they maintain the potential for growth and developing into a standout cast depending on how they are handled. They all have a number of problems and complicated relationships sure to influence how they develop here on out.

The art is standard for a school series. The backgrounds are mostly of basic school environments, and, in typical fashion, there are numerous panels that feature characters on pure white backgrounds. It is well drawn, clear, and defined, but in this state of the industry it would be much more unusual if the art couldn't be attached with these descriptors. The characters, both male and female, also look like basic school manga characters, but they are quite attractive. Yuma and Hotaru are especially attractive, which is essentially a prerequisite considering the nature of this story and the fact one of its selling points is the intimate interactions between the two girls. On that note, the more amatory scenes are quite... alluring. A couple moments succeeded in exciting even someone like me who is quite apathetic towards yuri. There is most certainly nothing to complain about there.

All in all, Netsuzou Trap is exactly as it promises: a cross between a yuri and an NTR, and it plays to the benefits of both (despite failing to play to the benefits of crossing the two). The drama is gripping, there has already been a couple of intense moments, the sensual scenes are attractive, and girls kiss. So why only a six, then? Mostly because the series is still more-or-less in its introductory phase. The story is barely starting to develop, the characters haven't really developed at all, and, in short, there just isn't yet much to it. The pieces are there for a fantastic psychological drama about depravity and sensuality, but it has a little while to go before it reaches that level. I certainly anticipate seeing how this develops.

Why did I read this? I mean, I knew it'd feature a lot of cheating. I didn't go into this blind. What I wasn't expecting, except perhaps by its persistently middling ranking here on MAL, was for it to be so boring and contrived.

Story: 3/10
The story of Netsuzou TRap is pretty familiar, if you've read manga or watched anime in the past two decades. High schoolers dealing with relationships, love, university prep and The Gay(tm). Only, because it's Japan, they're completely clueless to the idea that they're even in love half the time. Therefore, the 'plot' is essentially 85-90% misunderstandings and 'convenient interruptions'. This ... manga has little time for quiet moments, preferring to jump into awkward cheesecake at the drop of a hat, then 'conveniently' interrupt it before the mangaka might have to write something too spicy or emotionally touching. And speaking of awkward cheesecake...

Art: 5/10
The art is... serviceable. It's not amazingly consistent, or particularly noteworthy, but it generally gets across what's going on without being confusing. Some have mentioned the water balloon tiddies, which are pretty bad, but I think the main reason people tend to bring those up is that they're the only thing that stands out (badly) in the art style. Everything else about it is very 'generic shoujo/yuri art'. It basically exists to give the straights reading this something to drool over without requiring much effort on the author's part.

Characters: 3/10
Yuma is your innocent nice girl character, much like Yuzu from Citrus, who gets dragged into a largely unnecessary mess of badly written drama and manipulation. Confident on the outside, but emotionally vulnerable, and prone to trying to please others. Basically, she's a big part of my problems with this series, in that she spends ages fucking around and ignoring her feelings to drag out an otherwise uninspired romance arc, in that same shoujo style that felt tired when Bloom Into You appeared on the scene. She loves Hotaru, but won't spit it out because homophobia, and while that's somewhat valid at first, it's pretty tiring when nothing else is going on.

Hotaru is Yuma's manipulative childhood best friend, who spends most of the series coming onto her awkwardly before being interrupted. She's pretty opaque as a character, and while I kinda understand her circumstances, I didn't like her. She felt like an excuse to insert lesbian ecchi material into every other chapter, moreso than a character with consistent motivations. Again, it's that 'will-they-or-won't-they' tango that was popularized in shoujo manga. Whenever one half of a pairing seems like they have it together, the other one flakes out or does something dumb, all in the name of selling another volume of manga. Your bog standard character who's looking for validation in empty, unfulfilling sex.

Takeda is an actual cinnamon roll, and all round nicest person in this series. He's a nice dude, Yuma's boyfriend, and while his idea of foreplay leaves a lot to be desired (awkwardly pin her to a bed), he doesn't really seem to have a bad bone in his body. He's quite dull, too, but considering what 'interesting' characters look like in this series, he's the best of a bad lot.

Fujiwara is the nominal villain of the piece, and if you've ever seen a villainous man in a GL manga, you already know him. He's physically and emotionally abusive towards women, an aromantic fuckboy, and only really seems to care about Takeda. His whole internalized homophobia deal might have been interesting in a less toxic manga, but gay or not, he's here to play the part of 'asshole #2', and he does it with flair. If you don't hate Hotaru or Yuma, he's here to be your hate sink, and as a result, is a pretty poorly developed character otherwise. Still, at least you're meant to hate him.

Enjoyment 3/10
What can I say? It's like reading Citrus all over again, but worse in every way. Pointless, convoluted misunderstandings plot based entirely on romantic leads not talking? Check. Emotional abuse and sexual assault for edge factor? Check. Opaque, emotionally dense characters who nevertheless end up taking their clothes off a lot on panel? Check. Honestly, the more I look at it, it feels like a knockoff of Citrus with a cheating gimmick, although I'll admit I can't be bothered to check which came first. Given that I didn't like Citrus for similar reasons, it's not like I'm some fangirl here to chastise it for 'ripping off' my 'beloved manga'. NTR is everything I've come to loathe about GL writing in one neat package, in other words. Just... talk to each other. Dear gods, it's not hard. If NTR pissed you off, like it did me, go read Tsukiatte Agetemo Ii kana to detox. It's pretty much the polar opposite of this in terms of writing.

Overall: 3/10
I came into this review thinking I was going to be like 'meh, that was kinda bad, 4/10', but on the flipside it's coming out how much I hated reading this manga. If emotional intelligence is a worthwhile concept, then this manga contains the smoothest of smoothbrains. If you like gay girls loving each other, it's a frustrating waste of time spent watching poorly written hormonal teens make bad life choices. If you like seeing 'gay' girls do the sex at each other in improbable ways, which I know is a hit with dudes in the audience, then NTR will leave you blueballed due to constant interruptions. If you like cheesecake, but not smut, the 'plot' will make you spend plenty of time that could've been better spent looking at your pinup collection reading about angsty, boring teens abusing each other. Everyone loses. Now, pardon me, I have to go see if Ikemen Girl to Hakoiri Musume has any new chapters, and calm the hell down. I invite anyone who bothered to read this rant to join me.

Decided to read to the end as this was my first manga review (review is left unchanged the story as i stated this long time ago kept going downhill with each chapter)

unfortunately this is my first review this is more my thoughts than a review so im am going to cut it short and just get into I dont read alot of manga but i can tell good ones from bad ones

But first things first (PLEASE TAKE NOTE NTR GENRE is known to make people hate or fill people with anger read at ur own discretion it means to steal someones lover)

Edit: Please note that ... the manga being NTR has no effect on my score I am scoring this based off the review system NTR can be a good read or watch if done right and this manga plus kuzu no honkai DO NOT get it right

if u just want my overall of what i gotta say about this show then just look at the last paragraph and save yourself the trouble

the story starts off in a karaoke place with the two main characters and their boyfriends while one of the main characters gets touchy touchy while its safe to say the protag. at the start seems straight she gets use to her friend being the way she is thats my summary of the first chapter

Story:
the story is ur typical NTR but with a twist its reverse NTR girl steals girl from boy and their daily lives so far with a little drama thats basically not needed
(so far im in chapter 16 and no progress was ever made thats made me think its been a good story)

Edit: This manga is probably one of thee worst stories I have ever read added more to characters

Art:
one thing i do like from this manga is the art characters look amazing and alot of detail in the yuri-ness

Characters:
this ties up from story I feel nothing for these characters so far nothing has brought me to feel for them sympathy or their persona or i should say character theres nothing special about them we dont know much about them nothing
Edit; so now that I read up on the latest chapter this manga tries to make you feel bad for the male character which in fact does a terrible job and the blackmailer tries to be the sound of reason get outta here

Edit2: I am now on chapter 20 waiting for it to be released
the reasoning for Mizushina, Hotaru to still keep seeing the scum f*** B******* has not been explained yet these characters honestly need
to grow some C**** and B**** and say whats on their mind this so called
NTR does not need to happen because these girls DO NOT like their "boyfriends"

overall:
I gotta say if your a fan of the NTR then this might be for you
but if you dont like cheating girlfriends this is not for you
I took a try at this Manga because I thought that since this is a Yuri NTR i would probably like it but I cant and I couldnt get into this
the NTR genre fills most people with hate and anger and i fall into this cata.

Overall Edit 2 : now that ive caught up with its latest chapter since I had nothing else to read
I can now say this manga is one of the worst I have ever read. The story is going downhill the characters are trying to be something they are not the quality of the art is going down now that I have read more NTR this manga cant even do NTR right

Edit: by all means i see people gave this manga a 10 do yourself a favor if your gonna read reviews of this manga please stick to the 6-8 review score anything above that is probably trying to get the score higher on myann

Edit 3: theres one thing that this manga does it sickens me every chapter by how god awful it is this manga is going nowhere with its story nowhere with its characters but unfortunately this is modern day manga now as long as the art looks great it'll keep coming as long as you have a fetish for whats being drawn

for a more detailed review check out Zadion

Not even the power of yuri can salvage a morally corrupt manga about cheating. Netsuzou TRap gives you exactly what you want in well drawn girl on girl action, then what you probably don't in rampant netorare with a dash of blatant manipulation.

NTR revolves around a cute girl named Yuma who repeatedly cheats on her boyfriend Takeda with a manipulative best friend, Hotaru. They are definitely a hot pairing, but the fact they hook up behind Takeda's back dulls the excitement considerably. It seems the only purpose of Takeda's character is to be deceived and serve as yet another example of "nice guys finish ... last". Thankfully he has a friend of his own, Fujiwara, who threatens to expose the secret to everyone.

Yuri is always cause for celebration, but Netsuzou TRap manages to achieve the impossible in making it feel uncomfortable. There is a way to depict NTR in a relatively mature way that speaks to a larger picture but a naive high school romance is not that and the undercurrent of drama committed by hateable characters makes this manga a hard one to enjoy.

I came here looking for yuri and I've had yuri.

Whenever I'm looking for some yuri content, it's either very poor or it's too explicit (ending in hentai without much sense), so the fact that there's a story, even if it's not very good, does invite you to fantasize about the situation and give a bit of context, and that's fun.

If we talk about Netorare it has little of it. The role of the boyfriends in this manga is very superficial, especially the character of Takeda, who is there to support and does not contribute anything to the drama. Hotaru's boyfriend is involved, at first, more ... in the plot, but ends up being in the background without further interest.

However, all this is offset by Hotaru's emotional complexity, although I would have liked to have seen more about her traumas.

Overall it has fulfilled my expectations, the drawing is pretty good and hot moments are great, I recommend it for a cool, lonely summer night.

Take note that NTR is a genre about cheating, so Netsuzou Trap might not be for everyone. But this manga is also a yuri, so if you like at least one of these genres, it could be worth a try.

The story is what you'd expect for an NTR about high school students.

The art, however, is great. The backgrounds aren't special, often minimal or blank, but the characters are always drawn well, and character close-ups in particular look amazing. The sensual scenes always look on point. The author also does well in emphasizing the artwork and storyboard for intense moments.

The characters fulfill everything needed in ... an NTR. You've got MC Yuma, who's never really sure if manipulative, childhood-best-friend, yuri-love-interest Hotaru is actually romantically interested in her. Yuma is taken by Takeda, a stupidly innocent boy. And Hotaru is taken by Fujiwara, who is just as manipulative as she is.

The drama in this story is captivating, especially the intense moments. It might be a yuri NTR, but it hasn't really explored the differences that a yuri relationship could bring compared to a hetero NTR. There's much more eye-candy than emotional building. But anyway, all the characters have enough space for interesting development, so let's just see where this manga goes.

I just finished reading it from cover to cover. Obviously the plot is all about cheating (Reading discretion is advised). My first impression while reading, the plot is not really clear because it has a lot of gaps which left me a lot of question mark, another thing is no character development that would make the plot interesting or deus ex machina ( Plot twist ). Ending is very bad.

Story 1/10 (stagnant)
Artwork 9/10 (I like the way they dress)
Character 2/10 (no detailed flashbacks for every character, no character development)
Enjoyment 6/10 (I just simply enjoyed the way they dress)
Overall 4/10


All I can say it's ... bad NTR BUT this one really deserves a remake or overhaul.

DO NOT READ THIS MANGA, ITS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME
There is literally no plot whatsoever, this "I don't know whether she likes me, but she keeps seducing me all the time and then acts as if nothing has happened" goes on for the WHOLE STORY like it was so annoying at some point I just rejected so much I started this manga (I read it through to the end, hoping there would be a fascinating ending or something but nope)
The only halfway good thing was the art which was pretty decent. I think other than Hokaru who always had an enormous head everyone looked ... pretty good and special. The drawings were very mainstream though, but that's kind of expected in a shojo manga.
The worst part about this manga is Hokaru in my opinion. I was so pissed off by her since the beginning, but I was willing to give her a chance if she changed or if she had a understable reason for the things she did. But nope. We don't learn anything about her for the whole story, it was so damn annoying

Netsuzou Trap is a story which is to some extent heart warming, as Yuma, is like Hotaru’s shield and she is always there for her. It’s quite funny that at first, that’s all there seems to be to their relationship, until you read further into the story, and it’s revealed that in fact there is more to their friendship, than any reader would first assume. I do have to say that I did enjoy the story, as it focused on their relationship. As well as that I enjoyed the art style, but also easy to follow. I’m yet to see the anime adaptation of this ... manga, but as far as just the manga, it’s worth reading if you want a different manga storyline based that focuses on only two main Yuri characters, and really expands into their relationship, and how it progresses further.

Netsuzou TRap is another example that proves the well-known statement that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

I would say that the storytelling of this manga was much better than I expected. While the cover may suggest that fanservice will be over-represented and that the story won't be a priority, I can tell that this is not the case.

Overall, I think the way the main characters are developed and the subsequent messages that the story addresses are very pleasant to read. I really appreciated its coherency as well. The author was definitely aware of what she wanted to develop with her manga.

The story delves ... into the difficulties of homosexual relations mixed with insecurity issues in an age where words are always missing, and the confusion driven by the need to discover oneself is at its peak.

While, in the end, I think the story is not the most original yuri I have read, it has a very clear personality that I believe any reader who enjoys yuri love stories will appreciate. From my perspective, I started reading, and from the first chapter to the last one, I was hooked.

In conclusion, a manga that I initially thought would be average has now become one that I want to keep in my library.

It is very difficult for me to give an unbiased review of this Manga. Mostly because I love it with all my heart. However it isn't going to be for everyone so before you jump in, there are some expectations that need to be set.

This is yuri focused. The focus IS not the boy x girl pairings. While I will do my best to stay spoiler free, this is crucial to one's enjoyment. If you are here for the straight pairings, this is not a manga you will enjoy.

Secondly, it does start with one character pushing themselves onto another and this "pushiness" is a running ... thing. It's riding a line, one that not everyone will be comfortable with.

With those two things out of the way, lets begin.

Netsuzou Trap is very drama-esque. In my opinion this drama always stays within the realm of 'gripping' and never strays into 'annoying'. The characters are all have conflicting personalities that ends up creating lots of friction that is completely believable. Struggles of sexual identity and coming to terms with it, jealousy, feelings of abandonment, the list goes on. It always ensures it stays grounded, making the entire thing very gripping rather than obnoxious and off putting. There are also only really 4 characters in this manga. There's a handful of unnamed side characters but the focus remains on the main 4 and their ever complicating relationships to one another, and how they each get trapped in this mostly self contained bundle of nonsense. I say that in a good, affectionate manner.

The manga is also fairly short. I read the entire thing, all 6 volumes in about 4 hours. It doesn't overstay its welcome, it doesn't linger too long on anything nor does it drag its feet. The story moves forward at a brisk but healthy pace and never really feels like it stagnates.

The art style is one I'm also particularly fond of. While there aren't any shounen-esque breath stoppers, the art does a wonderful job of making sure emphasis is placed where it's most needed. The manga isn't incapable of detail, there's more than enough scenes that are rendered in absolute perfect detail. Most scenes can be a little lighter on detail, however to the manga's benefit. Moreover, the artist has a wonderful way of giving the weightier scenes more impact. Shifts in art style, where things are given detail and where there isn't. It is rather hard to *really* express in words. It isn't hyper extravagant but again, to the manga's benefit. Regardless I rather love the style and it holds a special place in my heart.

Netsezou Trap often receives lots of hate and negativity. However speaking as someone who not only read it ravenously while it was being serialized, but also spent close to 100$ to get physical copies of the entire thing much later, I hold zero qualms giving this wonderful little story a 9/10. In my heart it's a 10, but trying my best to give others a less biased view I would see this as an 8 to most people barring those expectations/exceptions I set earlier. Though I think I would cause myself immense physical pain if I were to say anything less than a 9.

I love this manga rather dearly. It held a special place in my hearty long ago, and to this day that still holds true. I earnestly recommend giving this a real, genuine shot.

Look, the concept doesn't bug me at all. The angle of one girl teasing another under the guise of "practice" for the boyfriends they both have, that's fine. NTR doesn't bother me at all. That said, Netsuzou TRap is still bad. The characters were either annoying, infuriating, or just an awful person who is portrayed as okay. As such, their struggles are terribly boring.

Still, just being here for some dumb yuri content, does it deliver? Well, yes and no. Certain scenes are really great ecchi, but... The boobs are so. Poorly. Drawn. Maybe it's because I'm a girl, but more realistic breast physics are way, ... way more attractive to me. The scenes that didn't focus on the boobs were mostly good, but I seriously couldn't get over how poor they looked. If the ecchi were consistently good, I'd appreciate Netsuzou TRap as some dumb yuri fun, but the inconsistency totally killed it for me.

Ï didnt even know what NTR was before searching for a bit, reading this manga as someone recommended it to me, im at the first book and its already got some action.

Ive only read Citrus before, so going over this ntr series as something new is a little akward, but i really love this series. Not sure why, just seems to fondle it alot / like it. >///<

Hoping more of this to come in english, or ill just have to learn to read/speak japanese some time.

The neat thing about this series is that it has alot more action to it, so you should be ... able to pick this series up pretty quick :)

-Multi aka John

WARNING: There's one thing I want to say about the NTR genre, since I've read this without even knowing what it was til the first chapter. It's a shorten abbreviation for Netorare, otherwise known as cuckold.... It's supposedly meant to make you mad as you keep on reading which it did for me or turn some people on who are into that. I'm only saying this because I don't want anyone else who saw the Yuri tag to think they're getting a normal romantic series with two characters, because it's not.

Summary: Two girls cheat behind their boyfriends with each other, can't really say more ... than that but it hits the NTR genre on the nail though.

Story (4): If you don't want to read a story about a girl cheating on her boyfriend with a girl behind his back, then this isn't for you at all. I've seen harems before, so I can push through a story with cheating involve (lol), but the story is all over the place for me to even try to understand. One moment I'm supposed to feel sympathy for Hotaru, the next chapter or page just pushes that out of the window, there's no character to attach any emotion to because the story just doesn't allow it. I'll get more detail with the characters in a bit, but the main point I want to hit down is that it's really cliche as if it gets it materials from a morning drama that you see in Spanish televisions and it gets painful to read sometimes, however I pushed forward to see a happy ending which I know I won't ever get from this manga.

Art (8): This is really hard to rate because the art at times is perfection, then it's just somewhat great, and at other times it feels lazy. It's never too consistent, but this is the best thing the manga has going for it though.

Character (5): Yuma is the 'CUCK' in this story, she's a cliche main protagonist you've seen in every Yuri manga, and I have no sympathy for her whatsoever once the story keeps proceeding...
Hotaru is that one unfaithful girl in the story, and is the reason why I have no sympathy for Yuma. She's sadistic, seems not to care whether she's unfaithful or not, and so on, she can be easily described as slut.
Takeda, is the love or should I say former love interest of Yuma. He doesn't really have any specific qualities about him that can make him stand out from the rest of the cast, you can literally take him out of the story and it wouldn't make a difference.
Fujiwara is the person who everyone supposed to hate since he's not faithful and just plain sadistic to Hotaru, but you'll find out Hotaru (His girlfriend) just the same as he is. He is annoying I'll give you that, and his presence is just there to piss you off basically.

Enjoyment (4): I don't really have the patience to read through another painfully bland volume at this moment, but if the time comes for it and it's near its end, I'll give this another shot.

Overall (5): It's not good, the story is supposed to give me a emotional ride, but all I got was a painfully cliche yuri story where I can guess the ending without having to wait 1-100 years to see the last chapter, with a main cast that's just too bland to give a poo about, and art that's never consistent but is the only saving grace this manga has. I don't know who to recommend this crap to, even people who enjoy this genre won't get a kick out of this.

You know i came into this not expecting much given that it has a low rating. But i was actually surprised by ti. I found myself very much enjoying this. With nothing wrong unless i decide to nitpick.

The art is nicely stylized with both of the Female MC's being nicely made and pretty attractive.

The comedy is also pretty good. Albeit nothing made me laughing out loud. But still able to make me chuckle at it.

The story itself isn't anything to write home about but is nice cause it isn't overly complicated.

Only thing i can really think of if i had to ... point out something wrong is one of the characters in this is just a massive douche. I also believe he hits one of the MC's and he even shows a NSFW picture to people around school.

The other male side character. ( Can't remember how to spell anyone's name really) Is an alright character. But for some reason tons of people seem to love him. It got the point the author herself ( I think the author is a she) mentioned that for some reason this character is a favorite even though this is a Yuri story.

Overall i think this is probably a better story than most give it credit for. I'm giving this a 7 for now and i will probably update this to an 8 depending on the ending to this.

I think this anime is riding on the back feet of Kuzu No Honkai. Both series are cuck smut with lesbian/bisexual protagonists. There has been a growing appeal for lesbians in anime since 2009's release of K-On or at the very least 2011's release of Yuru Yuri. For some reason, it's appealing to see cute girls act gay or kinda gay with each other. I think all the faggotry these shows and others like Hibike Euphonium, Sakura Trick, and Fate Kaleid, just to name a few more, are accepted because it feels more realistic for girls to be genuinely romantic with each other than ... with men. There's a lot of harem anime out there that would make anyone think differently, but really there's only a gift bag's worth of genuine hetero-romance anime out there. More recent examples of such include, Koe no Katachi, Tamako Love Story, ReLife, and Kyoukai No Kanata. In these anime, romance is the focus of the show and the love coming from the main characters seems genuine and mature. If the characters is these anime were real people, I'm sure they would be together for a long time. For romance in a text to succeed to the majority of a mass audience, the romance must seem genuine.

Kuzu No Honkai has been criticized for being unrealistic and a smut-driven drama, but I'd disagree. Kuzu No Honkai was about two teens seeking comfort for their loneliness, and they don't care too much of where they got it from because being with someone you can at least tolerate feels so much better. Hanabi in that show wasn't even really gay for her friend Ebato, she was just a horny teenager. That's realistic. All the smut and drama pays off in the end because the characters leave with the moral that they can only find true love when they're not just looking for comfort. The love these characters want feels genuine, but they're not going to get it from the people currently around them. It's sad, but true.

Netsuzou Trap is similar to Kuzu No Honkai because both sets of characters are in cuck-relationships. I refer to them as cucks rather than cheaters because, all the parties seem to not really care who has sex with who. Again, they're all just horny teenagers. Both shows open with the main characters kissing, but only in Kuzu No Honkai does the kissing feel genuine. Hanabi and Mugi kiss each other like they're in love because they want to experience true love. Them embracing each other afterward shows how tightly they cling to that sense of comfort. Both the kiss scenes are lustful, and that's fine, but Netsuzou Trap's kiss scene between Yuma and Hotaru seems to be without purpose. The most one can figure from their kiss is that Yuma is gay as fuck and Hotaru is playing with her friend's emotions. This is realistic, but what's the context? Why does Hotaru toy with Yuma like that? Claiming that she's always been that way is kind of a cop out for good reasoning. There's no other reason for Hotaru to act that way. My guess is that the author just wanted to write a realistic and smutty series with lesbians because that stuff is the 'in' thing these days. Once people realize that a concept in a series is without genuineness, without reason, or without logical explanation, the immersion is quickly broken and people are going to rate it harshly.